Craven County Marriage Records, 1773-1908
The following search is based upon the book Marriages of Craven County, 1851-1908, & Marriage Bonds, 1773-1868 abstracted by Jo Ann Ernul Murphy and Eula Pearl Beauchamp (privately published, 2006, now out of print).
This site contains an index to the Marriage Registers of Craven County Books 1 through 7 (indicated by a number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7) and the Marriage Bonds of Craven County Volumes 1 through 3 (indicated by Vol. 1, Vol. 2 or Vol. 3). These books are housed at the Craven County Register of Deeds office in New Bern, North Carolina. The original marriage bonds are housed in the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Additional information may be available in the original registers (including witnesses, ages, places of residence, and for Books 3 and 4 the names of parents).
Due to requests to republish the book, the authors generously allowed the library to place their database on this website.
Search the Marriage Register:
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sada Buck | Josephus Forest | 12 / 20 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Ann Werterbern | Jno. Forker | 6 / 9 / 1787 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Wingate | David Forlaw | 4 / 24 / 1818 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Priscilla Wingate | David Forlaw | 7 / 29 / 1791 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Betsey Wingate | Jesse Forlaw | 1 / 19 / 1825 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Jones Gardner | John Forlaw Sr. | 5 / 25 / 1815 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Martha A. Smith | Lewis S. Forlaw | 10 / 6 / 1846 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Margaret Noket | Albert Forman | 8 / 16 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs | |
| Lillian Simpson | Luther Forman | 6 / 8 / 1898 | 6 | ||
| Lydia Fornes | David Fornes | 8 / 30 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 34 yrs | |
| Sarah Jane Boyd | Jess Turner Fornes | 11 / 23 / 1859 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lydia Boyd | Jesse Fornes | 9 / 9 / 1828 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Caroline McRoy | John Fornes | 4 / 28 / 1889 | 6 | ||
| Charity Smith | John Fornes | 6 / 15 / 1797 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Esther Riggs | William Fornes | 4 / 1 / 1840 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sophia E. Mitchell | Philip D. Forniss | 8 / 16 / 1854 | 1 | ||
| Arlevia Hayes | Samuel Fornveaille | 1 / 5 / 1885 | 6 | colored | |
| Lizzie Dudley | E. A. Forrest | 1 / 15 / 1902 | 7 | ||
| Ann Guillet | George Forrest | 2 / 12 / 1831 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Lu Dora Buck | J. L. Forrest | 1 / 12 / 1888 | 6 | ||
| Mabel Smith | Walter Forrest | 1 / 7 / 1903 | 7 | ||
| Celia Hallbert | John Forrester | 10 / 14 / 1809 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Sophia E. Mitchell | Phillip D. Forriss | 8 / 15 / 1854 | Vol.1 | marriage bond | |
| Bertha Dennis | G. H. Forsythe | 10 / 19 / 1904 | 7 | ||
| Mary Forte | George Forte | 8 / 29 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 2 yrs |
